\n The amateur boxer faced Danny Lafferty in an exhibition bout during the popular event and believes the experience has given him a valuable insight into what the professional game could hold.\n<\/p>\n
\n Having spent around a decade boxing in the amateur ranks, Suttle admitted the atmosphere surrounding the event was unlike anything he had experienced before.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt was an unreal experience, to be fair,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cObviously, I’ve been boxing at amateur level now for like 10 or so years. But I’ve never been on a stage like that, on a pro card. Big crowd, unreal atmosphere.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt was just great to get out there and also get my name out there a wee bit too.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n The occasion appears to have fuelled the next major goal in Suttle\u2019s career, with the boxer revealing he hopes the exhibition could be an important stepping stone towards a professional debut.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt’s something that I think every young fighter always wants someday, to turn pro whenever they start,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt’s a goal of mine that I’ve had for a while now. My coach Sean (Crowley) has kind of been leaning more towards me turning pro at some point, so that’s hopefully my foot in the door.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThen eventually, within the next few months maybe, fingers crossed, we’ll see how things go. A few more amateur fights before the end of the year, but I’m hoping maybe in a year I could be looking at turning pro.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Although exhibition contests are not officially scored, Suttle was pleased with his display and felt he made the most of the opportunity.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI was happy with how I done as well,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt was a big stage to put a good performance on, so I just really went out there and gave it everything.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Reflecting on the contest against Lafferty, he added: \u201cIt’s not a scored fight, but it’s a good way for me to get experience in the ring. It was a different kind of atmosphere, no vest, no headgear. It’s a bit more like a pro fight.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cObviously, it’s still not scored, but I came out of it knowing that I got the better of it and I was happy with how I done. I think everyone watching kind of thought the same.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n A sizeable local support was also in attendance, something Suttle said provided an extra lift as he made his ring walk.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt was class,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cHaving that support meant a lot. I could hear them as soon as I was coming into the ring. It was a really good buzz.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt almost pushes you on that wee bit more when you know you’ve got a good backing behind you. It was a good show to be part of and an impressive event right through it.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Suttle has also drawn inspiration from clubmate Rhys Owens, who has quickly established himself in the professional ranks.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWith Rhys being in my club and my team-mate, seeing how far he’s come is really motivational,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cFor myself, it’s about pushing to try and someday be there myself, or close to it.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cJust even training with him, I learn a lot. We’re always training together, he’s pushing me on and I’m learning a lot from him which I can take into account for my fights.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n The boxer acknowledges there are significant differences between amateur and professional boxing, particularly in terms of tactics and conditioning.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cAmateur boxing is very fast-paced and all about point scoring,\u201d he explained.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWith pro boxing, it’s a bit more about doing damage and breaking your opponent down a wee bit slower. It’s almost like two different sports in a way.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cBut it’s good to get a feel for that pro scene and you could tell fitness was a big part of it.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n He added: \u201cFitness is a massive part of it, but I’ve been training hard, putting the work in, and I think that showed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The amateur boxer faced Danny Lafferty in an exhibition bout during the popular event and believes the experience…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":943589,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-943588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=943588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/943589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=943588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=943588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=943588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}